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Carleton E. Watkins
The Secret Town Trestle, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer County1876

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a long wooden railroad trestle spanning a rocky canyon, with a steam train crossing and forested hills behind
Artist or Maker
Carleton E. Watkins
Title
The Secret Town Trestle, Central Pacific Railroad, Placer County
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1876
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 15 1/16 × 21 in. (38.3 × 53.3 cm) Primary support: 15 1/16 × 21 in. (38.3 × 53.3 cm) Mat: 24 × 28 in. (60.96 × 71.12 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.2306
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt. See the Light: Photography, Perception, Cognition: the Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2013.
  • Gifts on the Occasion of LACMA's 50th Anniversary. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2015.